Nishan Kazazian, AIABeirut: The Scent and Music of its Past Architecture
Architect and Artist in NYC. He worked for major international architectural offices in NYC and Boston. Presently in private practice and teaching at Parsons, the New School for Design. Member, American Institute of Architects.

Simone KosremelliOld Souks: Past Glories and Present Tragedy
Architect and urban planner in private practice in Beirut since 1981. She is a Senior Lecturer at American University of Beirut, School of Architecture. Recipient, AUB Faculty of Engineering and Architecture Distinguished Alumna Award, 2007.

Muriel SkafFrom Post War to Post Reconstruction: Curious Case of Urban Planning
Muriel obtained a BA in Architecture from American University of Beirut (2011) and Master’s of Planning (with honors) from University of Southern California (2013). She is presently employed at the World Economic Forum in NYC.

Nancy KricorianBourj Hammoud, the Last Refuge?
Author of Zabelle, Dreams of Bread and Fire and All the Light There Was. Her next novel will focus on Bourj Hammoud.

Arpi MangassarianBourj Hammoud, Longing to Breathe
Architect and urbanist in Beirut. She is Chief of Technical and Urban Planning, Office of Bourj Hammoud Municipality. She renovated an old Bourj Hammoud structure to create Badguèr, a cultural center.

MODERATOR:

Miguel Robles-Durán
Director, MS Design and Urban Ecologies Graduate Program, Parsons, the New School for Design. He recently co‐edited/authored the book, Urban Asymmetries: Studies and Projects on Neoliberal Urbanization.

DISCUSSANTS:

Aseel Sawalha
Associate Professor of Anthropology at Fordham University, and author of Reconstructing Beirut: Memory and Space in a Postwar Arab City.

Brian McGrath
Dean at the School of Constructed Environments, Parsons, the New School for Design. Urban Design Ecology is his latest publication.

Co-sponsored with the World Alumni Association of American University of Beirut New York Metropolitan Chapter